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Further to my articles "Karate and the Chinese martial arts Parts 1 and 2"...

Many questions have been raised in on the internet about white crane sanchin and its relationship to goju-ryu and uechi-ryu. For those who haven't done so I invite you to visit the website of my friend Martin Watts, a long-time practitioner of Yong Chun white crane. His website (http://www.fujianbaihe.com) has many videos with links to his master's site in China. The videos are very interesting and I think show... Read More

There is a tendency in some schools of karate today to perform a particular "hip load" on most kata techniques.

An example of this movement can be found in the video below of Aragaki Sochin kata, performed by Aragaki Isumu, a descendent of the Aragaki Seisho and a student of the late Master Higa Yuchoku of Shorinryu:



The level of skill shown by Aragaki Isumu in using his hips is indeed high: many karateka cannot do this despite the fact that an ability to control one's hips... Read More

Introduction

Graham Ravey of the TOGKF said to us many times his view that goju-ryu karate was essentially a Chinese art. What did he mean?

Well certainly many researchers are somewhat dubious about just how much “Chinese” is in Okinawan karate, including such respected writers as Mario McKenna (see "What did you think you were doing?"). However I think they are commenting on whether exact sequences have survived intact in their transmission from China to the Ryukyu islands an... Read More

Attention fellow martial artists,
 
Hanshi Ronald Lindsey will be holding a Hakutsuru (Okinawan White Crane) Seminar on Sunday February, 24 at Renshi Charlie Dean's dojo in Montgomery, TX.  The cost for this seminar $45 and it is open to martial artists of all ranks and styles.
 
White crane is one of the most advanced animal forms in Okinawan karate, and this training is meant to supplement, not replace, you regular training.  Hanshi Lindsey has been studying kar... Read More